Gyuto - Chef Knife

These knives are made by Makoto Kurosaki, the big brother of the world-famous Yu Kurosaki. He is a professional knife sharpener.
His knives are finely crafted, thinly finished, and provide a sharp cutting edge.

Their simple design harmonizes with the kitchen and gives us the pleasure of using them.

These knives are made by Makoto Kurosaki, the big brother of the world-famous Yu Kurosaki. He is a professional knife sharpener.
His knives are finely crafted, thinly finished, and provide a sharp cutting edge.

Their simple design harmonizes with the kitchen and gives us the pleasure of using them

"Miyazaki Kajiya" is located in Goto islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city rich in nature, and its knives are made entirely by hand. The craftsman, Haruo Miyazaki, is the third generation of the Oba blacksmith family from Fukuoka Prefecture. He had been trained for five years under Toshio Oba, a master craftsman who forged the traditional "Hakata Ippon Hocho”. He makes knives with the wildness that only a field smith can create, including the Tsubaki knife, which has a unique shape similar to the Hakata knife.

"Miyazaki Kajiya" is located in Goto islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city rich in nature, and its knives are made entirely by hand. The craftsman, Haruo Miyazaki, is the third generation of the Oba blacksmith family from Fukuoka Prefecture. He had been trained for five years under Toshio Oba, a master craftsman who forged the traditional "Hakata Ippon Hocho”. He makes knives with the wildness that only a field smith can create, including the Tsubaki knife, which has a unique shape similar to the Hakata knife.

Kofuse-zukuri is a difficult technique that requires a high level of skill and experience, and is the same manufacturing method used for Japanese swords.
The Kofuse-zukuri method was developed in 1995 out of the desire to create something unique, something with the sharpness of forging but with the elasticity of a sword.
Conventional hammered blades are made by inserting steel into steel (steel is sandwiched between steel), but Kofuse-zukuri is the opposite: steel is inserted into steel, in other words, steel is wrapped around extremely soft iron, which serves as the core metal, in the same way as Japanese swords are made.
This highly technical and time-consuming forging process is said to be the reason why Yasugi steel is as resilient as spring steel, strong, and durable (does not chip).
Incidentally, the brand name "Red Orca" was named after Shozo Akitomo, the sales manager of the company, who is fond of orcas.

"Miyazaki Kajiya" is located in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city rich in nature, and its knives are made entirely by hand.

The craftsman, Haruo Miyazaki, is the third generation of the Oba blacksmith family from Fukuoka Prefecture. He had been trained for five years under Toshio Oba, a master craftsman who forged the traditional "Hakata Ippon Hocho”. He makes knives with the wildness that only a field smith can create, including the Tsubaki knife, which has a unique shape similar to the Hakata knife.

"Miyazaki Kajiya" is located in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city rich in nature, and its knives are made entirely by hand.

The craftsman, Haruo Miyazaki, is the third generation of the Oba blacksmith family from Fukuoka Prefecture. He had been trained for five years under Toshio Oba, a master craftsman who forged the traditional "Hakata Ippon Hocho”. He makes knives with the wildness that only a field smith can create, including the Tsubaki knife, which has a unique shape similar to the Hakata knife.

"Miyazaki Kajiya" is located in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, a city rich in nature, and its knives are made entirely by hand.

The craftsman, Haruo Miyazaki, is the third generation of the Oba blacksmith family from Fukuoka Prefecture. He had been trained for five years under Toshio Oba, a master craftsman who forged the traditional "Hakata Ippon Hocho”. He makes knives with the wildness that only a field smith can create, including the Tsubaki knife, which has a unique shape similar to the Hakata knife.

These knives are made by Makoto Kurosaki, the big brother of the world-famous Yu Kurosaki. He is a professional knife sharpener.
His knives are finely crafted, thinly finished, and provide a sharp cutting edge.

Their simple design harmonizes with the kitchen and gives us the pleasure of using them.

These knives are made by Makoto Kurosaki, the big brother of the world-famous Yu Kurosaki. He is a professional knife sharpener.
His knives are finely crafted, thinly finished, and provide a sharp cutting edge.

Their simple design harmonizes with the kitchen and gives us the pleasure of using them.